West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-09-22

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ton of the road.to drive a silver spike.
every body turn out and have a grand
gala day. What do our people say.
Lewis Stowe, a lumber man of
Rowlesburg, has been financially EN-.
barrassed for some time and + 3.
Stone and other gentlemen of that
place have assumed the liabilities and
taken control of the business. The
mills are now running as usual.
We understand the management Of
the KingwOod Railway intend 20 pur
chase several acres Of land near
TOWNSVILLE for the purpose Of max
ing a park. Excursion trains will
then be run during the summer sea-
son.
The prisoners in Jail at Phillippi
attempted TO break Jail. They i'm
provised saw cut Of an old case.
knife and succeeded in cutting
through three bars before they were
discovered.
A convict in the penitentiary made
a disturbance in his cell on Tuesday
night of last week and when the guards
opened the cell door they were met
by the prisoner and a large bottle.
In order to protect themselves the
guards were compelled to use their
revolvers. The prisoner is not dan
gerously hurt.
Some one in Mineral county has Gn
implacable hatred Of Mr.. Orndorf.
who lives near Frankfort, that county
Some time ago number of hogs be-
longing to the gentleman were shot,
and few days ago his unknown en-
envy attempted to kill him, firing
rifle at him, the ball from which pass.
ed through one of his arms.
Swell young men, belonging to the
first families Of st. Lonis, may bc
seen on the street every evening
wheeling their lady friends in wheel
barrows 1t is the latest society craze
in that eccentric city.
We will venture the assertion that
our Kingwood young men won't'catch
on to that racket.
Many babe is hurried out of The
world by powerful opiates. Mothers,
use DIR. Bulls Baby Syrup the safest
and best baby medicine in the world.
Many diseases arise from vitiated
or impure blood, therefore keep the
system healthy and proof against the
inroads Of disease by using Laxador.
We have at this Office some buck
wheat, Of the Australian variety,
raised by Fred Barlow of this dis.
trict. The stalks are large and ex-
ccedingly we'll Glled Fred is a good
farmer and keeps everything in first
class order on his farm. If Hoffman.
of the Post will come over we will
give him as many cakes as he can
eat, provided he does not consume
more than eighty FIVE large ones at
sitting.
G. w. Dillingham;, Publisher, sue.
cessor to G. w. Carleton 81 Co., has
in press a novel entitled AT the Mer.
cy of Tiuerius, by Augusta j. Evans
Wilson, of Mobile, Ala, author OF st.
Elmo, Inflicc, Beulab, &c Mrs. vii
sons novels are probably more wide.
ly read than those Of any other
American author, and their popular
ity is well deserved.
The noted White Sulphur Springs
property. comprising the celebrated
'Greenbrier White with its palatial
hotels and its 5000 acres Of land sur
rounding IT, was sold last Saturday
at the Springs It was bought for
the sum of s38O,7OO, by W. A. stew.
art, the present lessee. The White
is one Of the famous watering places
Of this country. Mr.. Stewart is a
brother Of Jeb' Stewart, the famous
Confederate cavalry leader, and is a
wealthy citizen Of Saltville, Va.
Consid, rablc excitement was Gre
ated at Oakland, Md a few days
since. by the attempt Of VIM. Grim,
or that place, 70 shoot his wife. Mrs.
Grim suspected her husband Of inn-
deity, end followed him TO q place
where she supposed the object Of his
affection dwelt. Grim drew q pistol